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thracnose under the trees than I have anywhere else. Now, as to the 

 Lawton. I sent to ^Nlr. Lawton himself and got 500 plants. The stand 

 of them is a good one and they made a fine growth last year. In the 

 fall there came a little freeze and I had my men to lay them down and 

 cover them \\\) and I left them there till spring and wdien we uncov- 

 ered them the}' came out fine. Xot a dead stem on them. We left them 

 a little late, but they came out all right, as nice as they were in the fall. 

 I did not put on a very heavy mulch. I have got what promises to be 

 a splendid crop of Lawtons. But, of course, I don't know what they 

 will be. 



I always remember what a friend of mine once said. I guess I have 

 told this Society of it before. But it is true. He told me that I might 

 always expect one crop sure. That was failure and disappointment. 

 But I never failed to have it. Xow. when I have the finest prospect of 

 raspberries that I ever saw, I am looking for the usual crop of disap- 

 pointment. I have always found it so. But I have had some good crops 

 of raspberries. * 



Question : \\'hat was your object. Dr., in covering your raspberries? 



Dr. Green. — To keep them from freezing. 



Question : How did you cover them ? 



Dr. Green. — I had my men to take a diamond plow and plow the 

 <lirt over them after we had laid them over. It is not a big job to do. 

 I used to be scared about covering up berries. But I will never by 

 scrared about it again. It is all right. 



]\Ir. Butterfield of Lee's Summit, Mo. — The Lawton is certainly 

 away from its home at Lee's Summit and Farmington. I have tried 

 them. The Cuthbert is the same way. I think it is because it is away 

 from home. I don't think it is the winter so much as the late growth. 

 I have never had a good crop of Lawton. The Cuthbert is very similar. 



Air. Hamilton. — Xow my berries are planted side by side in the 

 same patch. Xow, why should all the reds be killed and not the blacks? 



Air. Butterfield. — Well, mine did. The Aliller red does the best with 

 me. Have you ever planted the King? 



Air. Hamilton. — Xo, sir. 



Butterfield. — Have you planted the Alillcr? 



Hamilton. — Yes, sir. 



Butterfield. — Probably you did not have the genuine Aliller. 



Air. Jacob Faith of Alontevallo, AIo. — I have tested, as well as I 

 remember, 33 varieties of raspberries in the last 25 years. If I were 

 confined to a few varieties, I will say that I have come down to only 

 two varieties of the blacks. The Kansas and the Evans. Those two are 

 the best. Both do well and are healthy. X'o disease on them whatever. 



